Chapter 522 Past Present Future
I saw the incoming call on my husband’s cell phone and it was from Jingtian.
Liu Yifei smiled coquettishly and said, "Brother Li, do you want me to step aside?"
Li Chen was speechless. He rolled his eyes at his wife and simply turned on the speakerphone.
Li Chen was quite surprised that Jing Tian could guess that he did not go to the premiere of "Warring States" out of good intentions.
In Li Chen's impression, Jingtian's personality is a bit immature.
"What are you thinking? I haven't read "Warring States", so how can I have an opinion?"
"Really?" Jing Tian was also confused. Yes, Brother Li had not even read "The Warring States", so how could he make any judgment.
"of course it's true."
Hearing Li Chen's affirmative answer, Jing Tian chatted with Li Chen for a few more words, asked about Liu Yifei's recent situation, and then politely hung up the phone.
"You really haven't seen it?" Miss Liu looked at her husband's expression just now and felt that her husband must have seen it.
"Of course I haven't seen it." Li Chen added in his mind: I have never seen it in my life.
"However, since Lu Zheng has found big names like Sun Honglei, Jin Xishan, and Wu Zhenyu to help Jingtian."
"Then she must be prepared to face backlash. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. I'm sure Miss Liu also understands this very well, right?"
Li Chen's smile made Liu Yifei stunned.
He thought to himself, yes, when he partnered with two international superstars, Cheng Long and Jet Li, they were also criticized.
"You are right." After saying that, Ms. Liu started checking Weibo again.
In the past two days, the "big and small love" finally walked into the church, and the "Wang Yu love" officially came to an end.
But the problems became more and more serious, and even her husband was involved.
Miss Liu naturally couldn't avoid the attention.
First, the wedding of the "big and small love" was exposed by the CEO of Sohu Weibo, who was one of the guests.
Both parties took a tough stance, with one sending a lawyer's letter demanding an apology and the other refusing to apologize on Sohu's Weibo.
For a time, the popularity of Sohu Weibo directly surpassed that of Sina Weibo.
In the end, it was Big Ace's mother-in-law who came out to act as a peacemaker: "Go away, spectators. Brother Chaoyang and I are still friends."
I thought the wedding dispute between the "big and small love" was settled.
But my mother-in-law seemed unwilling to be lonely, so she used her good friend's relationship to get to the richest man.
The richest man naturally wouldn't care, but the richest man's son would not allow anyone to take advantage of his father's popularity.
After Li Chen implied that the mother-in-law protected her son in the "Wang Yu love", Xiao Wang directly blasted the other party on the social platform for trying to get close to his father.
Claimed that he didn't even know who she was.
Miss Liu only cares about what people say about her husband online.
"Look, netizens say there is Xiao Li in the entertainment circle and Xiao Wang outside the entertainment circle!" Miss Liu joked with her husband.
Li Chen touched Miss Liu's round belly and said with a smile: "You should worry about the little Li in your belly."
"He has a father like me, so maybe he will be as reckless as Xiao Wang in the future."
Miss Liu was stunned again. Yes, even though her husband's wealth was a little far from the richest man, his starting point was higher than that of Xiao Wang.
Perhaps today's Xiao Wang will be tomorrow's Xiao Li.
"Humph, our child will definitely not be like Xiao Wang, but if someone really wants to cheat you, neither my mother nor I will agree!"
Miss Liu said it with absolute certainty.
Li Chen nodded, touched his wife's pretty face frivolously and said with a smile: "Your attitude is worthy of praise."
"Go to hell!" Miss Liu cursed with a smile.
After nearly ten years of getting along, Li Chen has almost figured out Miss Liu's personality.
He is also a strong-willed person.
When he gets angry, he doesn't give face to anyone.
In his previous life, Li Chen remembered that once when he attended an event, a media outlet seemed to ask Miss Liu to move the microphone.
After a few seconds, Miss Liu got angry and retorted directly: Why don’t you come and get it.
The media outlet was immediately shut down.
Since graduating in 09, Yang Mi has been working in 10 plays per year on average, becoming as famous as Fan Qiaoqiao.
The most exaggerated time was when I took on five dramas in four months.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Li Chen no longer interferes with the roles that Rongchen Pictures' artists take.
Working hard will naturally pay off, in addition to the visible increase in fan numbers.
Fame and commercial value also rose.
The Oriental Film and Television Festival was held in Shanghai.
Yang Mi finally realized her dream, had close contact with another of her idols, and even presented him with an award.
Backstage, Yang Mi was a little excited, and Xie Tingfeng took the initiative to come up and greet Yang Mi.
One is the number one brother in Yinghuang, and the other has the potential to become the number one sister in Rongchen.
"Hi, I'm Xie Tingfeng, nice to meet you finally." Xie Tingfeng smiled reservedly and behaved very gracefully.
Yang Mi was a little at a loss. Xie Tingfeng had also come to Rongchen Pictures' premiere once or twice in the past two years.
But because she took on so many roles in the past two years, she just missed the opportunity to become her idol.
Today was the first time the two met face to face.
Yang Mi was infatuated with him and compared the two idols: He is so handsome! But he is shorter than the senior.
"I'm Yang Mi." Yang Mi tried her best to smile more reservedly.
After a brief moment of embarrassment, Yang Mi asked with a smile, "Are you and Ying Huang still going to renew your contract?"
In fact, what she wanted to ask was whether you and Zhang Baizhi were having a marriage crisis, but she changed the question before opening her mouth.
Xie Tingfeng didn't seem surprised by this question. Now everyone is paying attention to whether he will leave Yinghuang.
But in fact, the two sides had already reached a tacit understanding.
Ying Huang offered him a whopping price of 300 million for eight years, which he couldn't refuse at all.
Xie Tingfeng smiled and answered without asking: "Will you renew your contract with Rongchen Pictures next year?"
Yang Mi was stunned, Xie Tingfeng smiled wittily, and Yang Mi also smiled immediately.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking on behalf of my senior." Yang Mi quickly explained.
If Xie Tingfeng misunderstood that Rongchen Pictures wanted to sign him, then this misunderstanding would become a big deal.
"I didn't misunderstand. I was indeed asking on behalf of my godfather." Xie Tingfeng said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
This sentence is indeed what Yang Shoucheng meant. At the beginning, Yang Shoucheng asked Asa to use the beauty trap to poach Hu Ge.
Now it's the same idea for him to use his beauty to seduce Yang Mi.
Yang Mi felt that her brain was not enough, but her idol was completely capable of handling her.
"Are you kidding me?"
"I'm not kidding, but you must not let General Manager Yang and Director Li know, otherwise I won't acknowledge it." Xie Tingfeng said with a smile.
It seems to be true. Given my current popularity and fame, it makes sense for Ying Huang to want to poach me.
After realizing this, Yang Mi calmed down. She now has the same popularity in mainland China as her idol Xie Tingfeng.
Everyone is a top star.
"That's hard to say. If the senior finds out, you'd better be careful." Yang Mi also said mischievously.
She finally regained her true nature as a Beijing girl.
After the Oriental Film and Television Festival ended, Xie Tingfeng immediately called her godfather back.
"Godfather, she didn't express her opinion."
Yang Shoucheng laughed and said, "You didn't express your opinion. It seems that you are not charming enough. As an idol, are you not showing your charm?"
"Godfather, I."
"Haha, I was just kidding. If you didn't express your opinion, you didn't refuse. Good things take time. Take your time. You can keep in touch with her normally."
"I'll try my best, godfather."
Xie Tingfeng hung up the phone. The sky-high signing fee of 300 million was not taken for nothing.
On the other hand, Yang Mi also told Zeng Jia the news that Ying Huang was trying to recruit her.
Zeng Jia shook her head decisively: "Mi Mi, you are too confused. You should have expressed your opinion on this matter at the time."
"Otherwise, if someone leaks the news and passes it to Director Li and CEO Yang, we will be in a very passive position."
"Starting your own business and changing your business are two different concepts!"
Yang Mi thought to herself that it was true, Brother Xun left Rongchen Pictures and did not join any agency.
I opened my own studio and still maintain a good relationship with my seniors.
But if Xun Ge had switched to Huayi or other brokerage companies at that time, the result would probably not be like this today.
Yang Mi slapped her forehead suddenly: "I lost my mind. I can't think straight after seeing Ting Feng."
"I'll call Tingfeng right now and explain everything!"
Sina Entertainment News
"Including the two-day Qingming Festival holiday and Saturday and Sunday, plus the release of Hollywood's 3D animated film Rio, the top ten box office grossed about 1.58 million yuan."
"Compared to the 1.25 million last week, it increased by about 30%. Among them, "Single Men and Women" surpassed the runner-up "The Invisible Guest" to win the championship with 4510 million yuan, but the latter has accumulated a box office of 3.35 million yuan, followed by "Alice in Wonderland" with 2.4 million yuan."
Li Chen is very satisfied with the current results of the suspense theme of "The Invisible Guest".
As the release of "Warring States" was approaching, Tim also called Li Chen to talk about this so-called Chinese-style blockbuster about ancient Rome.
"The Warring States" has benefited from the success of "The Art of War" and has a certain audience in North America.
According to the distribution company, the film will be released simultaneously in 30 cities in North America.
But that’s not the case at all.
There were no details on how many cinemas there were in the thirty cities or what time periods they were held.
In Tim's words, there is no way to explain it in detail.
As for the domestic situation, after the premiere in Beijing, the "Warring States" crew held premiere ceremonies across the country.
The media generally gave negative reviews after watching the film, which is rare before the release of previous blockbusters.
As the absolute female lead, Jingtian.
It became the focus of media attacks.
Li Chen's words, "If you wear the crown, you must bear its weight," made Liu Yifei extremely impressed by her husband's foresight.
As a blockbuster with many big names, how can Jingtian stay in the center position? Before the film was released, rumors were rife and the media said all kinds of things.
She is kept by rich men and coal bosses.
In order to support his girlfriend named J, wealthy man L offered tough actor S a sky-high salary of 1200 million yuan, and actor S didn't know how to refuse.
Hong Kong star W's normal salary is only 100 million, but the film company offered him 600 million.
Jingtian was completely confused and often felt helpless when confronted by the media at premieres.
"She is so miserable, isn't she? Is the styling of this drama against her? Her face looks so big! Is that Mr. Lu really her boyfriend?" Miss Liu couldn't help but gossip.
"How would I know? Some say he is her uncle, some say he is her biological uncle, but as for the boyfriend, it is pure rumor." Li Chen said firmly.
"How do you know it's a rumor?" Miss Liu became even more curious.
Li Chen laughed and said, "How should I know? You are the only artist in Hongxing Wu, and Jingtian is the only artist in Xingguang."
"If I were Mr. Lu, I would pick up the most beautiful female celebrities regardless of the cost. Why would I choose Jingtian?"
Miss Liu approached and smiled meaningfully: "What do you mean? If Jingtian is prettier than me, should we change the heroine of Those Years?"
"Ah! What does this have to do with that?" Li Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Miss Liu's ability to draw inferences about other situations was really a headache!
"What's the connection?" Miss Liu pinched Li Chen's ear and kept asking.
"Oh, dear, how old were you when I met you? At most, you were just a grown-up girl in my family."
"There are people prettier and more beautiful than you. Don't glare at me. This is the truth, but I still chose you."
"Why? Because from the beginning to the end, I only like you."
"Whether it's the 14-year-old Bai Xiuzhu, the 23-year-old Zhao Paner, or the future Sheng Minglan." Li Chen's eyes were clear.
Miss Liu was stunned. She never expected that her husband could say such heartfelt words of love just because she was joking.
Looking at her affectionate husband in front of her, no matter how dumb she was, she understood his intention.
The husband was telling her in a tactful way that no matter in the past, present or future, he only loved her.
She was a little petty and always used girls like Jingtian, Reba and even Mimi to criticize her husband, but her husband never seemed to care.
In fact, she also knew that her husband had nothing to do with these girls.
It’s just the nature of women. Even a fairy cannot escape this.
"Hi, hi, hi, what's wrong? Do you know you're wrong?" Li Chen turned his head and waved his hand in front of Miss Liu and said with a smile.
"It's your fault! What did I do wrong?" Miss Liu came to her senses immediately and said to Li Chen with a smile.
Li Chen laughed out loud and immediately hugged his wife in his arms. Liu Yifei wrapped her arms around Li Chen's waist and buried her beautiful hair in Li Chen's chest. She really hoped that this moment would last forever.
The day before "Warring States" was released.
Sun Honglei sighed, tossed and turned, and suffered from insomnia.
As an actor, he is also afraid that he will be tortured by netizens and audiences tomorrow.
Jingtian has been suffering from insomnia for nearly a week due to the tremendous pressure from several consecutive days.
The next day, this epic blockbuster was released simultaneously in North America.
Most of the audience who got a glimpse of the true face of Mount Lu were stunned.
Jing Tian, the Beijing Film Academy campus beauty who became famous for "So Young", is surprisingly omnipotent in the film.
He competes with Ni Yongxiao in ruthlessness, with Jin Xishan in dancing, and with movie emperor Sun Honglei in acting skills.
The look of actor Sun Honglei is even more dazzling, and his acting is so exaggerated that people think he is performing a crosstalk.
The movie reviews were simply horrible.
"Sun Bin was probably called Sun Bin by later generations only after he was subjected to the punishment of Bin. When he had good arms and legs, he called himself Bin every day. Isn't this just looking for Bin when you don't have Bin?"
"Jingtian's godfather must really love her! Otherwise he wouldn't have spent so much money to make such a bad movie. It's not unfair for the other big names who just made cameos, you have super high pay to comfort you. But who will pay for our tickets?!"
"I didn't watch the movie, I just watched the premiere. I gave this one star just for Jing Tian. Damn you! So tacky!"
For the first time, Jingtian experienced the horror of cyberbullying.
From her appearance to her acting skills to her background, she has become the target of netizens' endless ridicule.
After the first day of screening, Jingtian's tears flowed like a flood.
At the premiere in the ancient city of my hometown, I shed tears for my hometown.
Jing Tian looked so pitiful, sobbing and sobbing: "Uncle, how could this happen?"
Jingtian really couldn't understand it. Back then, Brother Li hired Chenglong and Li Lianjie to play Liu Yifei's Golden Swallow.
But Liu Yifei had not encountered the rumors that she encountered today.
Why is it that when it comes to her, the audience and netizens direct the most vicious and cold words at her?
Lu Zheng was speechless when asked by his niece.
He now finally understood why Xu Zheng refused to act in his film and why Chen Kun also refused to star in his film.
It seems that we still have to start with the script. Just like Li Chen’s scripts, they seem to have good reputations no matter who makes them.
"Tiantian, it's uncle's fault. This time, uncle had good intentions but ended up with a bad result. I thought that by recruiting this group of ungrateful bastards who only cared about money but not people, I could make you the center of attention and a hit."
"Now it seems that my uncle thought too simply. Being the center of attention is not necessarily a good thing."
In fact, Lu Zheng also saw clearly that it would be impossible for his niece to take on the responsibility alone from the beginning.
Come to think of it, first-line female stars like Liu Yifei and Fan Qiaoqiao spend most of their time playing supporting roles to first-line male stars.
In order to promote her niece, the film "Warring States" was forced to be filmed as a drama with a strong female lead.
"Uncle, don't say that. I know you are doing this for my own good. It's my fault that I didn't act well." Jing Tian wiped his tears and choked.
Lu Zheng became a joke in the circle. Huayi and Bona both laughed at Lu Zheng behind his back, saying that this outsider did not follow the rules.
If the media had been unable to contact Li Chen, they would have definitely asked him what he thought of "Warring States", after all, Li Chen did not attend the premiere of "Warring States".
Jingtian is the school beauty in his novel "To Youth".
Many gossipers were asking Li Chen on his Weibo whether he had watched Warring States Period.
Even Jing Tian sent a message to Li Chen, asking him again if he knew this would be the result and that’s why he didn’t attend the premiere.
Li Chen did not reply, but Jing Tian seemed to understand.
After a long time, someone sent a message: Thank you, Brother Li.
"The Invisible Guest" was successfully released with a box office of 3.55 million yuan.
"Warring States" grossed over 6000 million in its first weekend amidst a barrage of criticism.
Sounds good, weekly box office champion.
However, it was released on the 12th and had six days in the first week.
60 million in 6 days, it is nothing but a pipe dream to think of reaching 300 million.
The North American box office was even worse.
Compared with the plot, the gossip about the main creators is more interesting.
The quarrels between the director and the actors, the quarrels between the director and Han Han, and Jing Tian’s powerful background have all become topics of conversation in the circle.
Compared with Jing Tian in the mainland, Xie Tingfeng in Hong Kong is enjoying great success.
Not only did he voluntarily admit to renewing his contract with Ying Huang for 300 million, he also "beat" Leung Ka Fai, Chow Yun-fat and others to win the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards.
There was a lot of booing online, but Xie Tingfeng's fans were dancing around as if they had taken stimulants.
Ying Huang's boss Yang Shoucheng even vowed to sign a contract with Mrs. Xie and Zhang Baizhi for a sky-high price.
At the same time, Li Chen also received information from Yang Siwei.
When Liu Yifei heard that Yang Shoucheng was trying to poach Yang Mi, she immediately felt like someone was trying to poach her.
Yang Mi is now the highest-earning artist under her husband.
Liu Yifei and Yang Siwei both looked at Li Chen.
Li Chen snorted coldly: "Interesting, he thinks I'm Wang Zhonglei! What does Mimi say?"
Yang Siwei could hear the boss's anger. Yinghuang spent 200 million to poach Feng Xiaogang from Huayi, which made the two Wangs furious, but they could do nothing about it.
I didn't expect that this would happen to my family again today.
The little tricks behind the scenes by Ying and Huang almost caused the collaboration on "Ip Man" to be terminated.
It seems that three times the limit is true. Now that "Ip Man" has reached its third part, judging from the boss's tone, there may be no chance for Ying Huang in the fourth part.
"Mi Mi rejected Xie Tingfeng."
"Humph, he thinks he's a chef just because he wears a hat. He dares to touch anyone's food!"
Yang Siwei's face changed. She knew who the "hat" was talking about, but what did it have to do with the chef.
But after the boss said this, it seemed that not only was he going to fall out with Ying Huang, but the top guy of Ying Huang was also on the boss's blacklist.
Today, Hong Kong Island has Ying Yi Entertainment, which has close ties with China Xing.
Ying Huang became an dispensable character.
"Boss, will the co-producer of Ip Man 4 be changed to Ying Yi Entertainment?" Yang Siwei asked tentatively.
Li Chen smiled and said, "Why change to Yingyi Entertainment?"
Yang Siwei was stunned: "What does the boss mean?"
"Change it to China Xing!"
Yang Siwei's eyes lit up and he immediately said with a smile: "Great idea, Boss!"
Liu Yifei was speechless, thinking that her husband was really cruel.
If you don't hit someone in the face, it's like hitting Ying Huang in the face.
Liu Yifei softened her heart: "Why don't we just forget about being an artist? Then Xie Tingfeng will probably follow the company's arrangements."
Yang Siwei looked at Li Chen. Although the boss's wife was present, the boss would have to make the final decision.
She has too many ways to deal with an artist.
What’s more, he is an artist from Hong Kong Island.
Li Chen glanced at his wife and said, "Xixi, you are not like Mimi, you are also poisoned by his good man, right?"
Miss Liu pushed Li Chen and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Li Chen laughed: "Well, now that you've spoken, I won't target him."
"So, thinking, Xie Tingfeng had repeatedly stressed that he would never divorce and didn't care about his wife's past."
"I admire him too, he's a good man, we should help him dispel the rumors of divorce"
Yang Siwei was a little confused and always felt that his boss was speaking in a sarcastic way.
(End of this chapter)